Credits for pre-college work

mgcsinc
Sun, 08 May 2005 14:12:52 +0000

Brown has two systems, Tuition credits and Course credits. In order to graduate, you need to have completed 32 tuition credits (literally, pay for 8 semesters), and 30 course credits (take an dpass 30 courses).

AP credit gets you Tuition credit, but NOT course credit. It is possible to skip some time by taking 5 courses, but a year skipped would require 5 each semester for 3 years, which may be hard.

IB credit, on the other hand, is held in very high regard by Brown (I personally enjoy this, and I think it is something more schools should embrace, because the programs are very different). IB credit earns you both types of credit, tuition and course.

A-Levels are in the same category as the IB.

The specifics of what you receive for psyc are controlled by the psyc department, and you should address questions to them on those details.